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How the deadly assault on the US Capitol unfolded — January 6 liveblog
In real time: The initial storming of the compound by thousands of Trump backers, the hours of chaos, and the eventual clearing of the building to confirm Biden’s election win
- In this image from video, US Vice President Mike Pence speaks as the Senate reconvenes after protesters stormed into the US Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)
- Police officers in riot gear line up as protesters gather on the US Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP)
- Trump supporters gather outside the US Capitol building following a 'Stop the Steal' rally on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
- US Capitol Police detain protesters outside the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021 in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
- Trump supporters gather outside the US Capitol building following a 'Stop the Steal' rally on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
- US Capitol police officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021, in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
- A protester sits in the US Senate Chamber on January 6, 2021, after supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
- Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
- Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the Capitol as tear gas fills the corridor on January 6, 2021, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
- A supporter of US President Donald Trump sits at a desk after invading the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Photo by Saul LOEB / AFP)
- US Capitol police officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP)
- Police hold off Trump supporters who tried to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)